January 2017

PELHAM, NY -- Whether your child likes to belt it out in front of a camera, or prefers to shine behind the scenes, creative opportunities await at The Picture House Regional Film Center’s Mud Week camps taking place Monday, February 20th through Thursday, February 23rd.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Steven Goldberg readily admits he’s not one to get surprised. The Secondary Social Studies Department Chairman has been at New Rochelle High School for 30 years, after all. On Wednesday, while attending an assembly at the request of Principal Reggie Richardson, Goldberg got the surprise of a lifetime.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- The College of New Rochelle today announced the election of two alumnae to the Board – Christine LaSala and Marlene Melone Tutera. Gwen Adolph, Chair of the Board of Trustees, said the two new board members bring valuable knowledge and insight.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Several weeks ago, I received an anonymous letter from a group identifying itself as “Educators at Jefferson Elementary School”. With no way to contact the group, I reached out to Principal Kimmerly Nieves along with senior school officials. None responded. The letter contains numerous serious allegations. In the absence of a response from Nieves, Osborne and others we feel compelled to share the letter and call for a full investigation into the allegations.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Columbus Elementary School Principal Michael Galland sent the following email on the early morning of November 8th. The email is presented “as written” so the typos, grammatical errors, syntax issues and punctuation errors are Mr. Galland’s own.

“columbus staff:

Our children wake up this morning to learn that Donald Trump has been elected president.

No matter your political preference, it is indisputable that the campaign he led for the last year has been historic for a number of reasons.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Students at the Albert Leonard Middle School are planning an Anti-Trump "walkout" this morning.

In an e-mail to staff, obtained by Talk of the Sound, Assistant Principal Daniel Goldberg asked that district employees notify the Principal's Office if they observe groups of students gathering late this morning.

"I been to a few Peruvian Restaurants in Westchester but no other compares to the food this place makes. The Food is Amazing and keeps My Family, Friends and Self coming back. Service Is Great. Go and try for yourself! if deciding what to eat definitely try the lomo saltado with the green spicy sauce on the rice."

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Donald J. Trump was sworn in today as the 45th President of the United States, an event likely unfamiliar to most public school students in the City School District of New Rochelle. This after Schools Superintendant Brian Osborne banned any viewing or discussion of the nation's 58th Inaguration.

"Word came down from Osborne that nothing is to be shown or talked about involving President Trump," said one source.